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Tone-deaf Xbox executive urges laid off employees to talk to Copilot for emotional support (www.neowin.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/tech@programming.dev
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Matt Turnbull, an Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, recently made a LinkedIn post, emphasizing that he'd be "remiss in not trying to offer the best advice" he could to laid-off workers in these trying times. This "best" advice is to turn to AI assistants like Copilot and ChatGPT for emotional support and to reduce cognitive load.

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[–] chirospasm@lemmy.ml 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

1000028983

Here's the post so you don't have to hop into the article

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

A few years ago all the tech companies doing their initial rounds pf layoffs offered career counselling, now I guess you just get told to talk to ChatGPT.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

LinkedInLunatics

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is more corporate sociopath

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was referring to the Lemmy community.

[–] RainDog@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

They do love to hate corporate sociopaths!

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I fucking hate these fucking people so much. Executives that use AI all day can go to fucking hell.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

These executives contribute nothing to the company or society. People like this guy are responsible for the bad decisions that led to layoffs, yet, he will never have to pay for his bad decisions.

Fuck ‘em all. France had the right idea in the late 18th century.

[–] RainDog@piefed.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

He should have a chat with AI about that bonus!

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Didn't some other gaming company have a similar controversy a few years back?